Goodbye Valentino

1 min read 2021-07-30 18:52:14

Outfit of the Day Wrap Up

For those who are serious about sewing their own clothes, I highly recommend a 30 day (or longer) Outfit of the Day exercise. Greetings. I’m ending

1 min read 2021-07-18 18:37:24

When Leisa Stanton made her dreams come true, the sewing world took a giant step forward. Welcome to Papermaple Studio. Located on a quiet street

1 min read 2021-07-11 17:54:26

When you don’t need another party dress, but you’re not ready to put away the pattern When I happened upon an image of the Tyler Boe top, I knew

1 min read 2021-07-06 18:43:00

People often ask me if I really wear all of the clothes I sew. Believe it or not I still wear a few clothes from 2011-2012, the year I reacquainted

1 min read 2021-07-03 18:13:10

I’m so happy to be celebrating the Fourth again, that I’ve made a new dress for the occasion! Another big bold print to express my big bold

1 min read 2021-06-27 18:06:01

I’m swinging now in one of the most fun dresses I’ve ever made! One of the things I’ve sorely missed over the last year and a half was real

1 min read 2021-06-20 18:25:06

I guess you could say I took a Covid Sabbatical which was unplanned, but I discovered it was much needed. Many thanks to all of you who checked in on

3 min read 2021-01-10 20:00:24

I might be smiling but I’m not happy. I’ve got a book of excuses for gaining nearly 10 pounds, but I won’t go there. I decided the best way to

5 min read 2020-11-07 18:28:35

I recently discovered dozens of unanswered messages on Messenger. This is an app I have downloaded but do not use and I apologize to anyone who wrote

6 min read 2020-10-08 18:04:47

Excuse me for reposting, but yesterday an Instagram friend said she made a wrap dress from this fabric, and do you know where she bought

5 min read 2020-10-07 17:21:49

If I’m in a city with Van Gogh paintings, I will always make time to see them. I guess it was no surprise that the first piece of fabric which

7 min read 2020-10-04 18:12:48

Just how important is your neckline selection? One of my sewing mentors contacted me after reading my latest Sheath Post and offered a few helpful

9 min read 2020-09-30 17:58:23

As I enter my 10th year of blogging, I’d like to share some of the significant events and milestones that have made this journey so enjoyable.

5 min read 2020-09-27 18:03:48

In 2015 one of the publisher rejections we received for The Tunic Bible came from a woman who told me the tunic look was on its way out –

4 min read 2020-09-23 18:00:36

Congratulations to Beth Tingo, winner of the Christmas napkins giveaway! Please contact me at goodbyevalentino@gmail.com to work out giveaway details